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{{Short description|Murakumo-class destroyer}}
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|Ship name=''Yūgiri''
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*{{convert|210|ft|m|abbr=on}} overall<ref>Lyon, ''The Thornycroft List''</ref>
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{{nihongo|'''''Yūgiri'''''|夕霧|"Evening Mist"}} was one of six {{sclass|Murakumo|destroyer}}s built for the [[Imperial Japanese Navy]] in the late 1890s. ''Yūgiri'' took part in several major engagements during the [[Russo-Japanese War]] (1904–1905) and served during [[World War I]] (1914–1918).

==Construction and commissioning==

Authorized under the 1896 naval program,<ref name=historyvol7p286>日本海軍史』第7巻 ("History of the Japanese Navy, Vol. 7") (in Japanese), p. 286.</ref> ''Yūgiri'' was [[Keel-laying|laid down]] on 1 November 1897 by [[John I. Thornycroft & Company]] at [[Chiswick]], [[England]].<ref name=historyvol7p286/> [[Ceremonial ship launching|Launched]] on 26 January 1899,<ref name=historyvol7p286/> she was completed on 10 March 1899<ref name=historyvol7p286/> and [[Ship commissioning|commissioned]] the same day,<ref name=historyvol7p286/> classified as a [[torpedo boat destroyer]].<ref name=historyvol7p286/>

==Service history==

''Yūgiri'' completed her delivery voyage from England to [[Japan]] on 15 June 1899 with her arrival at [[Yokosuka]].<ref name=historyvol7p286/> She was reclassified as a destroyer on 22 June 1900.<ref name=historyvol7p286/>

When the [[Russo-Japanese War]] broke out in February 1904, ''Yūgiri'' was part of the 5th Destroyer [[Division (naval)|Division]] of the [[2nd Fleet (Imperial Japanese Navy)|2nd Fleet]].<ref name=gunkanmeidenp275>『聯合艦隊軍艦銘銘伝』普及版、275頁 ("'Allied Fleet Gunkan Meiden' popular version, page 275.") (in Japanese).</ref> She took part in the [[Battle of Port Arthur]] in February 1904, the [[Battle of the Yellow Sea]] in August 1904, and the [[Battle of Tsushima]] in May 1905.<ref name=historyvol7p286/><ref name=gunkanmeidenp275/> During the Battle of Tsushima, she took part in the 5th Destroyer Division's [[torpedo]] attack against the [[Imperial Russian Navy]] [[Squadron (naval)|squadron]] on the evening of 27 May 1905.<ref>Corbett, Vol. II, p. 298.</ref> After firing one torpedo, she withdrew to make another approach to fire her second torpedo, but collided with the Japanese destroyer {{ship|Japanese destroyer|Harusame|1902|2}}.<ref>Corbett, Vol. II, pp. 298–299.</ref> ''Harusame'' sustained a gash almost {{convert|3|ft|1}} long below the [[waterline]] forward, but was able to continue her operations.<ref name=corbettp299>Corbett, Vol. II, p. 299.</ref> The impact bent ''Yūgiri''′s [[Bow (ship)|bow]] to [[Port and starboard|starboard]], leaving her in great danger of sinking, but after an hour the crisis passed and she was able to get back underway and proceed at {{convert|3|kn}} to [[Sasebo]], Japan, which she reached on the evening of 28 May.<ref name=corbettp299/> She completed repairs and returned to service in time to participate in the [[Japanese invasion of Sakhalin|invasion of Sakhalin]] in July 1905.

On 28 August 1912, the Imperial Japanese Navy revised its ship classification standards. It established three categories of destroyers, with those of 1,000 [[displacement ton]]s or more defined as first-class destroyers, those of 600  to 999 displacement tons as second-class destroyers, and those of 599 or fewer displacement tons as third-class destroyers.<ref>「大正1年 達 完：8月」 アジア歴史資料センター Ref.C12070064400  画像33『達第十一號　艦艇類別等級別表ノ通改正セラル　大正元年八月二十八日 海軍大臣 男爵斎藤實　（別表）｜驅逐艦|一等|千暾以上|二等|千暾未満六百暾以上|三等|六百暾未満｜』 ("1912: August Asia Historical Records Center Ref.C12070064400 Image 33 ′Tatsu No. 11 Ship Classification Classification Table Revised Serral August 28, 1912 Minister of Navy Baron Minoru Saito (Appendix ): Destroyer, First class, 1,000 tons or more; Second class; Less than 1,000 tons, 600 tons or more; Third class′") (in Japanese)</ref> Under this classification scheme, ''Yūgiri'' became a third-class destroyer.<ref>("1912 August Image 34 ′Tatsu 12th Revision of Ship Classification Classification Table No. August 28, 1912, Minister of Navy Baron Minoru Saito (separate table): Destroyer, Third class: ''Shinonome'', ''Murakumo'', ''Yugiri'', ''Shiranui'', ''Kagero'', ''Usugumo'', ...′") (in Japanese)</ref>

After Japan entered [[World War I]] in August 1914, ''Yūgiri'' operated off [[Kiautschou Bay Leased Territory|Tsingtao]], China, in support of the [[Siege of Tsingtao]].<ref>Halpern.</ref> Later that year, she took part{{citation needed|date=July 2023}} in the Japanese seizure of the [[German Empire]]′s [[List of former German colonies#Pacific|colonial possessions]] in the [[Caroline Islands|Caroline]], [[Mariana Islands|Mariana]], and [[Marshall Islands]].<ref>Gilbert, p. 329.</ref>

On 1 April 1919, ''Yūgiri'' was renamed ''Yūgiri Maru'' and reclassified as a "utility vessel" for use as a [[submarine tender]] and [[minesweeper]].<ref name=historyvol7p286/> On 1 July 1920 she was renamed ''Yūgiri'' and reclassified as a "special service vessel" for use as a second-class minesweeper.<ref name=historyvol7p286/> On 1 April 1922 she was reclassified as a "utility vessel" for use as a [[target ship]]. On 14 March 1924, she was [[Ship decommissioning|decommissioned]], stricken from the navy list, and [[Hulk (ship)|hulked]].<ref name=historyvol7p286/>

==Commanding officers==
<small>SOURCE:<ref>日本海軍史』第9巻・第10巻の「将官履歴」及び『官報』に基づく ("Based on ''History of General Officers'' and ''Official Gazette'' in Volumes 9 and 10 of ''History of the Japanese Navy'') (in Japanese)</ref></small>

*[[Lieutenant commander|Lieutenant Commander]] Shushiro Fujimoto 8 March 1898 – 29 March 1898 (pre-commissioning)
*Lieutenant Commander Ichiro Ishida 19 May 1898 – 28 October 1898 (pre-commissioning)
*Lieutenant Commander Junkichi Yajima 28 October 1898 – 6 July 1899 (pre-commissioning)
*[[Lieutenant (navy)|Lieutenant]] Umejiro Fujimoto 22 June 1900 – 25 September 1900
*Lieutenant Commander Tomojiro Chisaka 25 September 1900 – 18 February 1903
*Lieutenant Commander Teizo Nishi 18 February 1903 – 26 September 1903
*Lieutenant Commander Sentaro Kagiwada 26 September 1903 - unknown
*Lieutenant Commander Daiji Tashiro 12 December 1905 – 20 March 1906
*Lieutenant Tsuruhiko Horie 20 March 1906 – 17 May 1907
*Lieutenant Atsumi Saito 17 May 1907 – 25 May 1909
*Lieutenant Hiroshi Hidaka 25 May 1909 – 11 March 1910
*Lieutenant Tsuneo Abe 11 March 1910 – 1 December 1910
*Lieutenant Sakae Hirayama 1 December 1910 – 15 July 1911
*Lieutenant Kohei Sekiya 15 July 1911 – 22 May 1912
*Lieutenant Sakae Hirayama 22 May 1912 – 1 December 1912
*Lieutenant Koshiro Oikawa 1 December 1912 – 1 December 1913
*Lieutenant Kazuo Tsuchida 1 December 1913 – 27 May 1914
*Lieutenant Commander Hiroshi Noguchi 27 May 1914 – 13 December 1915
*Lieutenant Shigeyoshi Masuda 13 December 1915 – 1 April 1916
*Lieutenant Matsujiro Yamada 1 April 1916 – 1 December 1916
*Lieutenant Taiji Koyama 1 December 1916 – 10 September 1918<ref name=Ref.C12070263200>[https://www.jacar.archives.go.jp/aj/meta/result?IS_KEY_S1=C12070263200&SUM_KIND=SimpleSummary&IS_KIND=detail&IS_SCH=META&IS_STYLE=default&IS_START=1&IS_EXTSCH=&DEF_XSL=default&IS_SORT_KND=ASC&IS_SORT_FLD=&IS_TAG_S1=InD&IS_LYD_DIV=&LIST_VIEW=&ON_LYD=on「海軍辞令公報　大正７年９月」 アジア歴史資料センター Ref.C12070263200 ('"Navy Letter Bulletin September 1917' Asia Historical Records Center Ref.C12070263200") (in Japanese)]</ref> 
*Lieutenant Shichisaburo Koga 10 September 1918<ref name=Ref.C12070263200/> – 1 December 1918<ref name=gazette19171203>『官報』第1900号、大正7年12月3日 ("Official Gazette No. 1900, 3&nbsp;December&nbsp;1917") (in Japanese)</ref>
*Lieutenant Shigeharu Homoto 1 December 1918<ref name=gazette19171203/> – 10 March 1919<ref name=gazette19190311>『官報』第1979号、大正8年3月11日 ("Official Gazette" No. 1979, 11&nbsp;March&nbsp;1919") (in Japanese)</ref>
*Lieutenant Genzo Honda 10 March 1919<ref name=gazette19190311/> – unknown

==References==
===Citations===
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